In this essay the aim is to show how the western has changed over time, even within the same directors work. The western is a classic Hollywood genre which was highly popular in the 1950's and 60's. However in-between these years the genre developed greatly to give the audience something new to get from it. The comparison will be made between John Fords "Stagecoach" which was made in 1939 and his later film "The Searchers" which …showed first 75 words of 1065 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1065 total…rker and more reflective of contemporary issues of the film was actually made. Some things in the genre have not developed however, for example the appearance of character has largely stayed the same- mainly because you can't change history, also the setting has not changed over time- this is because westerns are defined by there setting and if it was changed it would no longer be considered a western but instead a drama for example.